The Greenland government – on behalf of Scottish oil company Cairn Energy – finally published its long awaited oil spill response plan yesterday. The plan – released nearly six months after Cairn first began looking for oil in the Arctic – has remained elusive despite numerous attempts by our activists to locate it. The Greenland government cited the potential for “attacks on safety” by Greenpeace or other groups as the reason for its dalliance in releasing the plan. While we’re not exactly certain what they mean by this, what is obvious is that Cairn’s own claims that “safety is our priority” are no more than greenwash. Given the inherent risks of drilling in Arctic, it is simply impossible to maintain a commitment to safety and a commitment to extracting oil from one of the most remote and pristine locations on the planet. To read the plan for yourself, check out our website.

After revolutionising the way the world uses computers it seems Microsoft founder Bill Gates’s next venture is to revolutionise the way we use the toilet – or at least the way the toilet works. The Gates Foundation – benefactor of social projects around the world – has recently announced a $42 million project to create a toilet that doesn’t require water or mains power and is able to convert human waste into mineral rich fertiliser. Let’s just hope they don’t force users to constantly upgrade to the next model in order to be allowed to use it properly.